Special from Bill Elliott Racing
Rising Star
Chase Elliott Files North-South Shootout Entry
Super Late Model Race is Turning Into
a Big Part of NSS Weekend
When the CRA Super Late Model Series sanctions it’s first ever event
in the state of North Carolina on November 6&7, 2009 as part of the
7th Annual John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout TM it
will be a first for one of their rising young talents as well.
Second-generation driver Chase Elliott of Dawsonville, GA, is among
the first to file an entry for the WearCrete Diamond Concrete
Polishing North-South Shootout 125. When Elliott heads to the
North-South Shootout it will be the first time competing at the
famed half-mile tri-oval of Concord Speedway.
“When we first were approached about the race, it looked like it
would be one
of the biggest races of the year for the Super Late Models;
comparable to the Snow Ball Derby,” said Elliott. “We are excited to
be a part of it. I was supposed to run at Concord a few weeks back
but the race was cancelled. I’m looking forward to racing there for
the first time and to running well at the Shootout.”
When Elliott finally does get to the North-South Shootout on
November 6&7, 2009, he likely will have competed in 30 plus races
this season. As a rookie in the stock car ranks, Elliott has taken
what may be considered an unconventional approach to the 2009
season. He has not settled into a home track or home series; instead
he has raced with a host of different series at a number of
different speedways, primarily in the southeast, including the CRA
Super Series, ASA Southeast Asphalt Series, Georgia Asphalt Series
(GAS), Viper Series and at a number of local short tracks in the Pro
and Super Late Model divisions.
It may be unconventional but it is strategic for a young driver who
has great aspirations in racing with the ultimate destination the
Sprint Cup Series.
“It has been a fun way to get experience with different cars,
different drivers, and different rules,” said Elliott.
After achieving tremendous success in go-karts, Bandoleros, and
Legends, Elliott competed in his first Late Model event on March
28th, 2009 at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Since his debut, the
young driver has captured two very impressive milestones by becoming
the youngest winner to win in both the ASA Southeast Asphalt Series
and the Pro All Star Series (PASS).
The young man who is wise beyond his years appreciates the magnitude
of these accomplishments.
“It is pretty neat,” said Elliott. “It is a pretty good
accomplishment and I feel very fortunate that both [ASA and PASS]
let me run with them. If they didn’t let me run I wouldn’t have been
able to do it.”
Elliott regards winning the final ASA Southeast Asphalt Series event
of 2009 as one of the greatest accomplishments of his career.
“We didn’t know it at the time but it was the last race that they
ran,” said Elliott. “It was the last chance to win and I did. It was
pretty cool.”
A win in the prestigious North-South Shootout would be a crowning
achievement on Chase Elliott’s building resume.
A full-field of strong competitors from across the country is
expected to take part in the WearCrete Diamond Concrete Polishing
North-South Shootout 125. There will be plenty of competition for
young Chase Elliott, who will be up for the challenge.
Elliott like so many others is looking forward to the 7th Annual
John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout and the addition of
the CRA Super Series.
“CRA is a good series,” said Elliott. “They are very organized, they
keep things rolling. I was disappointed when I first heard about the
cancellation of the ASA race but CRA is a really good series. I
think the race will be just as good if not better.”
Visit
www.chaseelliott.com for
more on this rising young talent. To learn more about the CRA Super
Series and the North-South Shootout 125 presented by WearCrete
Diamond Concrete Polishing log on to at
www.craracing.net. For a
comprehensive look at the 7th Annual John Blewett III Memorial
North-South Shootout log on to the official website at
northsouthshootout.com.
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